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As a little girl, Leslie Bibb was destined to be an actress. As a young girl, she would run around her house with her three older sisters doing improv skits for their mother.

“I would have loads of imaginary friends and spoke, like, 20 different languages,” says the green-eyed beauty, who stars on the hot TV series “Popular.”

At the age of 16, the North Dakota-born blond beat out 7,000 girls in a model search on “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” As a result she traveled to Europe and Japan, appearing on magazine covers all around the world.

Bibb eventually moved to L.A., crashing on a friend’s couch for two years. She landed guest spots on TV shows such as “Home Improvement” and “Just Shoot Me” – each stint just barely getting her through to the next one.

Things picked up for the 5-foot-7-inch, 26-year-old actress when she scored a role in the Howard Stern movie “Private Parts” and then landed a part in “This Space Between Us.” Now, she not only has the main role on “Popular” but has also starred in the movie “The Skulls” and the indie film “The Young Unknowns.”

Today, Bibb lives in Los Angeles with her two dogs, Jack, an Australian shepherd, and Harley, a Rottweiler.

Q: How does it feel to have a lead role in such a “Popular” series? A: It’s nice now to feel justified. Rewards are awesome. Q: What do you do to relax? A: Massages, acupuncture and hiking with my dogs. Q: What’s your workout routine? A: I work out with a trainer who proceeds to kill me three times a week. I am always swearing at him or telling him how much I hate him, but then I appreciate it later. We do everything – go to the pool, the gym, run up and own the Santa Monica stairs and hills. Q: What are some of your favorite clothes? A: Diesel jeans, pashmina scarves, tennis shoes and my J. Crew flip-flops. I also love Michelle Mason and Kateyone Adeli. Q: Do you follow a special diet? A: No. I try to eat high protein, but that fails miserably because the food on the set is so devilish. I can’t help it, I just sneak. Q: Describe your personal style. A: Lazy. I’m a bum girl and wear jeans or cargo pants. When I care, it’s definitely more classic. I love color and leather. And I’m a bit of a shoemonger. Q: What do you wear when relaxing? A: Flannel pajamas. Q: What do you wear for a big night out? A: Leather pants, leather boots, long skirts. The part of my body I like most is my shoulders, so I’ll wear a halter top or tops that show off the shoulders. Q: Do you have any special health or beauty tips? A: I try to drink eight glasses of water a day and wash my face morning and night. I could be as drunk as a skunk and I would still take off my makeup. Q: What do you use to accessorize? A: Scarves and bracelets. I also like putting glitter on my eyelids. Q: Whose style do you most admire? A: Carolyn Bessette Kennedy’s. I loved her style. Q: Some would say I have too many … A: CDs. Once I bought a CD and when I went home I realized that I had it already. Also, pictures. I document everything and I love photography. Q: Some would say I have too little … A: Patience, especially with learning things. I don’t want to sit down and learn it. I’d rather just be able to do it. Q: What aspect of your style do your friends tease you about? A: My best friend Michelle teases me because she always wears John Fluevog platform shoes and I wear flats or flip-flops. Q: What was your most embarrassing fashion moment or biggest fashion faux pas? A: I was trying on this halter dress for the WB radio music awards, and it was the third time I had met my publicist (he’s male). The string came loose in the back of the dress and I completely flashed him. Q: If you had more free time, what would you do with it? A: Learn a language, play the guitar or learn to tap dance. Q: What gives you substance? A: My mom and my family, who live in Virginia. They wouldn’t talk to me if I turned into a jerk. And the fact that I have to pick up my dog’s poop every day.